Last in a series of mini-profiles on committed athletes that will run each
day on OregonLive.com and in the print edition of The Oregonian leading
up to National Letter of Intent Signing Day on Feb. 1.

Duck fans should be excited because: Fans should prepare to do a double take, or two. Bair is the younger brother of former UO standout defensive tackle Brandon Bair, now with Kansas City of the NFL. Brandon Bair stood 6-7, 272 as a member of the 2010 Ducks who reached the BCS National Championship Game deserves partial credit for his younger brother following in his footsteps.

Stetzon Bair went on his Mormon mission after high school before heading to Iowa Western. He’s buckled down academically so he could finish earning his Associates Degree in three terms and plans to enroll at Oregon in June with three years of eligibility remaining.

View full sizeThomas Boyd/The OregonianFormer Oregon defensive lineman Brandon Bair, shown here last November against Arizona, hopes is agent can find the perfect team for him to join as a free agent when the NFL lockout ends.

Bair, 22, chose the Ducks over Utah and Weber State, where his fiancée, Bethany Wray, plays volleyball. She has a year of eligibility remaining and will transfer to continue her career at Oregon.

“We felt like that would be the best opportunity for the both of us,” Bair said.

Older brother’s positive experience at UO helped convince Stetzon it’s the place for him. And the Ducks hope to get as much out of Stetzon as they did out of Brandon. The two are of similar size but Stetzon said his brother is more powerful and more advanced. But Stetzon feels that over time he can develop into a good player.

The plan, he said, is to play defensive tackle in the 4-3 and defensive end in the 3-4.

He hopes to play right away but said he realizes Oregon will return a deep defensive line and is open to redshirting if that’s best for the team and his career.